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<b>Happy Black History Month,
people.</b>

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<b>Yeah.</b>

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<b>That's right.</b>

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<b>It's gonna be a really
interesting Black History Month,</b>

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<b>for multiple reasons.</b>

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<b>Number one,</b>

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<b>I think it's an interesting
timing for Black History Month,</b>

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<b>'cause, like, COVID, obviously.</b>

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<b>And now people don't want
to shut down the schools</b>

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<b>but do want to shut down
the schools.</b>

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<b>But I realize
this might help everybody.</b>

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<b>You know?
'Cause, on the one hand,</b>

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<b>you've got Black History Month,</b>

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<b>which a lot of people
don't like.</b>

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<b>And then you've got, like,
schools that are open,</b>

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<b>which a lot of people
also don't like.</b>

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<b>But a lot of the people who
don't like Black History Month</b>

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<b>don't want the schools
to be closed.</b>

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<b>There's, like, an intersection.</b>

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<b>So maybe that'll help now,</b>

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<b>'cause they'll be in school
and people will be like,</b>

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<b>"We're gonna learn
about Harriet Tubman today"</b>

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<b>and be like, "All right,
shut down the school. It's cool.</b>

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<b>COVID. Send them home."
(chuckles softly)</b>

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<b>"Send them home."</b>

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<b>It's interesting. You know
what I'm-I'm excited for</b>

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<b>this-this Black History Month?</b>

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<b>Is how teachers
are gonna teach everything</b>

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<b>that they want to</b>

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<b>without running afoul of, like,</b>

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<b>the critics
of critical race theory.</b>

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<b>'Cause no one seems to know
what critical race theory</b>

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<b>actually is or isn't.</b>

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<b>Teachers are afraid.</b>

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<b>They don't want to get sued.</b>

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<b>They don't want to lose
their jobs.</b>

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<b>Basically, like,
during Black History Month,</b>

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<b>every teacher is gonna sound
like rap songs on the radio.</b>

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<b>You know? They're
just gonna have to, like,</b>

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<b>edit all the parts out.
They're gonna be like,</b>

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<b>"Today, everyone,
we're gonna be learning about,</b>

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<b>"uh, Harriet Tubman
and how she...</b>

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<b>"and then she...</b>

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<b>"and all they...</b>

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<b>and then she lived
happily ever after."</b>

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<b>It's gonna be like-- Every story
is gonna sound like that.</b>

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<b>Just gonna be like,
"All right, kids,</b>

48
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<b>"here's the story
of Martin Luther King Jr.</b>

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<b>"He was born
and then he-he-he...</b>

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<b>"and he preached for a while
and he was...</b>

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<b>and then Barack Obama."</b>

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<b>-♪ ♪ -ANNOUNCER: Coming to you
from the heart of Times Square,</b>

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<b>in New York City,
the only city in America,</b>

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<b>it's </b><b><i>The Daily Show.</i></b>

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<b>Tonight,
no more rings for Brady.</b>

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<b>We're all gonna die.</b>

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<b>And Bakari Sellers!</b>

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<b>This is </b><b><i>The Daily Show</i></b><b>
</b><b><i>with Trevor Noah.</i></b>

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<b>Hey! What's going on, everybody?</b>

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<b>Welcome to </b><b><i>The Daily Show.</i></b><b>
I'm Trevor Noah.</b>

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<b>And joining me
for today's headlines</b>

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<b>is our very own Roy Wood Jr.!</b>

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<b>-What's going on, Roy?
-What's up, man?</b>

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<b>Happy Black History Month.</b>

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<b>-Happy Black History Month
to you, brother. -Yeah.</b>

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<b>I like Black History Month, man,</b>

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<b>'cause this is a time to reflect</b>

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<b>-and think about our past...
-Right?</b>

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<b>...and everything
that is important from the past.</b>

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<b>Which reminds me,
I don't know if I ever got</b>

71
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<b>that-that $200 from you
that you owed me.</b>

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<b>You remember from the Super Bowl
from two years ago when we bet</b>

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<b>-and you said
you was gonna Venmo. -I-I...</b>

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<b>Yeah. I think it's good for us</b>

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<b>to let the past stay
in the past.</b>

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<b>Happy Black History Month.</b>

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<b>-(stammers)
-All right, let's jump straight</b>

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<b>into today's headlines.</b>

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<b>♪ ♪</b>

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<b>We kick things off with big news
from the world of sports.</b>

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<b>We're two weeks away
from the Super Bowl,</b>

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<b>the one day a year where men can
express their emotions openly.</b>

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<b>And one familiar face
who won't be there this year</b>

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<b>is Tom Brady,</b>

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<b>quarterback
for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers</b>

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<b>and dude with almost
as many rings as Shang-Chi.</b>

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<b>Brady has appeared
in every Super Bowl</b>

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<b>dating back to 1902.</b>

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<b>I don't know
if that stat is right.</b>

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<b>Might be 1920.</b>

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<b>But if it feels weird watching
it without him this year,</b>

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<b>you better get used to it.</b>

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<b>Because he's never gonna be
in it ever again.</b>

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<b>Breaking news this hour--
seven-time Super Bowl champion</b>

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<b>Tom Brady is retiring
from football.</b>

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<b>He removed all doubt.
The 44-year-old quarterback</b>

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<b>played 22 NFL seasons,</b>

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<b>including 20 seasons
with the New England Patriots.</b>

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<b>He won seven Super Bowls.</b>

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<b>I want to read
from his statement here.</b>

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<b>"This is difficult for me
to write, but here it goes.</b>

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<b>"I have loved my NLF career,</b>

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<b>"and now it is time
to focus my time and energy</b>

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<b>on other things
that require my attention."</b>

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<b>"Other things
that require my attention"?</b>

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<b>That's a weird reason to retire.</b>

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<b>It sounds like he's got,
like, household chores.</b>

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<b>"I've loved playing in the NFL,</b>

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<b>"but I've got 20 years
of laundry piling up,</b>

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<b>so it's time
to call it quits, guys."</b>

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<b>But, look, whether you loved him
or hated him,</b>

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<b>you have
to admire Tom Brady's journey.</b>

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<b>I mean, when this dude started
his career,</b>

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<b>he was picked almost dead last
in the draft.</b>

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<b>And yet, he ended up dominating
the game for 20 years,</b>

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<b>which is an important lesson for
all the little kids out there</b>

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<b>who might be coming in last.</b>

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<b>And that lesson is...</b>

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<b>-this probably won't
happen to you. -♪ ♪</b>

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<b>See, this was only
gonna happen one time,</b>

121
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<b>and Tom Brady took it.
I'm sorry.</b>

122
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<b>So, if you keep coming in
dead last,</b>

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<b>you probably want to quit
and do something else.</b>

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<b>You got this.</b>

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<b>Now, if we're being honest,</b>

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<b>this retirement isn't a surprise
to anyone, right?</b>

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<b>What is surprising is
that at 44 years old,</b>

128
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<b>this dude was still
dominating the NFL!</b>

129
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<b>Think about it. The NFL,</b>

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<b>Where people car-accident
each other for a living.</b>

131
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<b>And this guy was doing that
in his forties.</b>

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<b>Most people I know
in their forties are like,</b>

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<b>"Aah! Aah! My back hurts.</b>

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<b>I think I slept too long."</b>

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<b>And now that he's put up
his cleats, the question is,</b>

136
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<b>was Tom Brady the best
football player of all time?</b>

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<b>Some people say "yes"
because he holds all the records</b>

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<b>and won the most Super Bowls.</b>

139
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<b>Other people say, "No, because
he didn't do that for my team!"</b>

140
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<b>So it'll be a big debate
for a while.</b>

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<b>But there's no doubt
that he is a legend of the game.</b>

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<b>So, congrats, Tom Brady, on
a wonderful, wonderful career.</b>

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<b>Although, sadly, it means that
now Gronk has to be put down.</b>

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<b>"Let's go out
behind the barn, Gronk!"</b>

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<b>(crying): "We're gonna take you
someplace special."</b>

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<b>(gasps)</b>

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<b>You know what I... you know
what I respect about Tom Brady,</b>

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<b>for the most part, man,</b>

149
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<b>is that he kept his scandals
on the field.</b>

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<b>You know, Deflategate
with the ball,</b>

151
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<b>and then, whether or not
it was a Tuck Rule Fumble</b>

152
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<b>-way back in the day.
-Uh-huh.</b>

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<b>Uh, honestly, I think, like,
the MAGA hat in his locker--</b>

154
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<b>that was the probably
the biggest,</b>

155
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<b>"Oh, we don't know about Brady."</b>

156
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<b>No drug, no arrest,</b>

157
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<b>-no drama getting arrested,
none of that. -No.</b>

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<b>Wife not murdered.
His wife is very unmurdered.</b>

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<b>All right, but let's move on
to the hottest fad</b>

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<b>on the Internet right now.</b>

161
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<b>And, no, I'm not talking
about hardcore pornography.</b>

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<b>I'm talking about Wordle,
the online puzzle game</b>

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<b>that's turned
your Twitter timeline</b>

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<b>into a lame version of Tetris.</b>

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<b>Wordle is especially interesting
because of where it came from.</b>

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<b>You see, it was just invented
by one guy in Brooklyn</b>

167
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<b>who just made it as a gift
for his girlfriend,</b>

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<b>which is really sweet.</b>

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<b>Or a really subtle way
to tell her</b>

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<b>that she doesn't know
how to spell.</b>

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<b>I need you to brush up
on your five-letter words.</b>

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<b>You're really embarrassing me
at parties.</b>

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<b>Anyway, his vision
for Wordle was</b>

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<b>for it to be a simple,
friendly game,</b>

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<b>totally free, no ads, no app,
and not addictive.</b>

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<b>Just pure fun.</b>

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<b>And yesterday,
that vision paid off</b>

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<b>when the </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b>
announced</b>

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<b>that it had bought Wordle
from this guy</b>

180
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<b>for more
than a million dollars.</b>

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<b>Which is great for the guy,</b>

182
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<b>but now everyone
else is wondering,</b>

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<b>will Wordle still be free?</b>

184
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<b>So CNN asked that question
to the </b><b><i>The New York Times,</i></b>

185
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<b>and the answer was...</b>

186
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<b>Uh... I don't know.</b>

187
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<b>You guys-you guys
tell me what you think.</b>

188
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<b>NEWSMAN: Jonathan, I don't want
to make this a hostile</b>

189
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<b>interview, but you need
to answer the question</b>

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<b>that every Wordle
user wants to know.</b>

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<b>Will you commit, right
here and now, that forevermore</b>

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<b>in perpetuity, Wordle
will be free to everybody?</b>

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<b>(laughter) Thank you for having
me. It's great to be here.</b>

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<b>Um, and, yes, when the word--
when-when Wordle comes </b>

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<b> </b><b><i>The New York Times,</i></b><b> it will be
free to play for everyone.</b>

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<b>That doesn't
answer my question.</b>

197
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<b>When it comes to </b><b><i>The New York</i></b><b>
</b><b><i>Times,</i></b><b> it will be free.</b>

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<b>How about five years from
now, ten years from now?</b>

199
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<b>I wish I had that kind
of crystal ball, but I don't.</b>

200
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<b>So you won't commit that
Wordle will always be free?</b>

201
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<b>Because it's free now.</b>

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<b>That's right. It is free.</b>

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<b>When it comes to the </b><b><i>Times,</i></b><b>
it will be free and, um... yeah.</b>

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<b>Well...</b>

205
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<b>that took a weird turn.</b>

206
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<b>I mean, at the beginning,
he was like,</b>

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<b>"(laughs) You gonna
make us pay for Wordle?"</b>

208
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<b>Then all of
a sudden, he was like,</b>

209
00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:11,091
<b>"Are you gonna make us
pay for Wordle?</b>

210
00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:13,026
<b>Answer me, bitch!"</b>

211
00:08:13,060 --> 00:08:15,128
<b>You know how nervous the
</b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b> guy was?</b>

212
00:08:15,229 --> 00:08:17,030
<b>'Cause in the beginning,
he was like "(laughs) Yeah.</b>

213
00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:18,465
<b>It's gonna be fun." And then,
at the end, he was like, </b>

214
00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:20,434
<b>"Look, man, just...
please, man. Come on, man."</b>

215
00:08:20,534 --> 00:08:22,636
<b>That CNN anchor has
the skepticism of a guy</b>

216
00:08:22,736 --> 00:08:24,872
<b>who's been burned
by a drug dealer. You know?</b>

217
00:08:25,038 --> 00:08:26,940
<b>He's like,
"Wow, so this is totally free?"</b>

218
00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,277
<b>And then a week later,
he's like, "I see what you did.</b>

219
00:08:30,377 --> 00:08:32,546
<b>"Yeah, I see what you did. Okay,
I'll (bleep) your dick, but</b>

220
00:08:32,646 --> 00:08:36,416
<b>I see what you did. You-you
got me, man. You got me good."</b>

221
00:08:36,517 --> 00:08:38,051
<b>Now, I don't know
if you play Wordle.</b>

222
00:08:38,085 --> 00:08:40,220
<b>I do. And, I'll be honest,</b>

223
00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,655
<b>when I heard this,
I was kind of sad.</b>

224
00:08:41,755 --> 00:08:43,390
<b>Yeah, 'cause I was like,</b>

225
00:08:43,490 --> 00:08:46,560
<b>does this mean that
Wordle loses its purity?</b>

226
00:08:46,660 --> 00:08:49,763
<b>You know? Like, now are we
gonna have to pay to play,</b>

227
00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:53,567
<b>or is the website gonna
start tracking me?</b>

228
00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:56,837
<b>Am I gonna start getting
targeted ads for the letter F?</b>

229
00:08:56,937 --> 00:09:00,374
<b>-You know? -Dude, you're asking
the wrong questions, dawg.</b>

230
00:09:00,474 --> 00:09:01,508
<b>You're asking the wrong
questions. The question is</b>

231
00:09:01,608 --> 00:09:04,578
<b>not whether or not Wordle
is going to remain free.</b>

232
00:09:04,678 --> 00:09:08,148
<b>The question is,
will Wordle still be easy?</b>

233
00:09:08,248 --> 00:09:10,484
<b>Have you tried to do a </b><b><i>New</i></b><b>
</b><b><i>York Times</i></b><b> crossword puzzle?</b>

234
00:09:10,584 --> 00:09:12,286
<b>I don't know none of them words!</b>

235
00:09:12,386 --> 00:09:13,754
<b>And-and Wordle,
that's-- Wordle,</b>

236
00:09:13,854 --> 00:09:15,088
<b>th-that's the beauty of Wordle.</b>

237
00:09:15,189 --> 00:09:17,624
<b>Wordle is for people that...
they're kind of dumb.</b>

238
00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:20,494
<b>I don't know all of the--
You know how many five-letter</b>

239
00:09:20,594 --> 00:09:21,728
<b>words there are in
the English language?</b>

240
00:09:21,828 --> 00:09:23,564
<b>There's over 150,000.</b>

241
00:09:23,664 --> 00:09:27,167
<b>In the Wordle database,
there's only 2,500.</b>

242
00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:30,037
<b>-Oh.
-So it's just the dumb words!</b>

243
00:09:30,103 --> 00:09:35,576
<b>It's j-- It's "good", "crank",
"shift", "spark"-- Is that f--</b>

244
00:09:35,676 --> 00:09:38,312
<b>I don't know. But I just know
once </b><b><i>The New York Times</i></b>

245
00:09:38,412 --> 00:09:40,113
<b>get they hands on it, they
gonna add all the words, </b>

246
00:09:40,214 --> 00:09:42,316
<b>And then, "Oh, you got
Wordle wrong today.</b>

247
00:09:42,416 --> 00:09:45,118
<b>Today's word was
</b><b><i>'causitchlegashk'."</i></b>

248
00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:48,121
<b>-And I ain't with that.
-(indistinct speech)</b>

249
00:09:48,222 --> 00:09:51,658
<b>I just need Wordle
to stay free and stay dumb.</b>

250
00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:55,662
<b>Well, anyway, speaking of
things that are popular online,</b>

251
00:09:55,762 --> 00:09:58,899
<b>let's move on to today's
most insane viral video.</b>

252
00:09:59,066 --> 00:10:01,802
<b>It comes to us out of
suburban Pennsylvania.</b>

253
00:10:01,902 --> 00:10:05,239
<b>And, uh, if you were in
the mood for dinner and a show</b>

254
00:10:05,339 --> 00:10:07,441
<b>last night,
well, this, my friends,</b>

255
00:10:07,541 --> 00:10:09,610
<b>is where you wanted to be.</b>

256
00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:11,578
<b>NEWSWOMAN: CBS Philadelphia
says a massive brawl</b>

257
00:10:11,678 --> 00:10:14,948
<b>broke out at a Pennsylvania
Golden Corral restaurant</b>

258
00:10:15,048 --> 00:10:17,084
<b>-over an alleged steak shortage.
-(people shouting)</b>

259
00:10:20,654 --> 00:10:22,923
<b>Former restaurant employee
says he was told</b>

260
00:10:23,023 --> 00:10:25,192
<b>that the fight may have
started when the buffet</b>

261
00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:27,995
<b>ran out of steak and
a customer cut in line.</b>

262
00:10:28,095 --> 00:10:31,565
<b>NEWSMAN: Take a close listen,
and a man can be heard saying,</b>

263
00:10:31,665 --> 00:10:34,968
<b>-"All I wanted was some steak."
-All I wanted was some steak!</b>

264
00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:37,938
<b>♪ America, America ♪</b>

265
00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:40,140
<b>♪ This is you. ♪</b>

266
00:10:41,341 --> 00:10:43,877
<b>This is how you know COVID
is over for people.</b>

267
00:10:43,977 --> 00:10:45,879
<b>Americans are ready
to go indoors again</b>

268
00:10:45,979 --> 00:10:47,748
<b>and fistfight over food!</b>

269
00:10:47,848 --> 00:10:49,850
<b>We're back, baby!
We're back! We're back!</b>

270
00:10:49,950 --> 00:10:52,286
<b>Give me some of that lettuce,
bitch.</b>

271
00:10:52,386 --> 00:10:53,620
<b>I mean, the only silver lining
in this story</b>

272
00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,389
<b>is that the fight happened
at a Golden Corral.</b>

273
00:10:55,489 --> 00:10:57,424
<b>'Cause if that fight was
at a Waffle House,</b>

274
00:10:57,524 --> 00:11:00,060
<b>the high chairs would have
still had kids inside them.</b>

275
00:11:00,127 --> 00:11:02,062
<b>Did you see that guy throwing
the chair, by the way?</b>

276
00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:03,797
<b>He didn't throw...
He just smashed the light...</b>

277
00:11:03,897 --> 00:11:05,065
<b>You know where the light's like,</b>

278
00:11:05,132 --> 00:11:06,500
<b>"I wasn't even involved
in this shit,"</b>

279
00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,069
<b>now the light is smashed--
why you throw it...</b>

280
00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:10,971
<b>Also, a lot of people
don't understand, like,</b>

281
00:11:11,071 --> 00:11:12,339
<b>how to throw a chair.</b>

282
00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:14,508
<b>Like, they think they know
how to throw a chair.</b>

283
00:11:14,608 --> 00:11:16,610
<b>Lot of people, you can see these
were first-time chair throwers.</b>

284
00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:20,647
<b>These were, like, buffet people,
and then they were just, like,</b>

285
00:11:20,747 --> 00:11:23,083
<b>the buffet
has never not had the buffet.</b>

286
00:11:23,116 --> 00:11:24,718
<b>They didn't know what to do.</b>

287
00:11:24,818 --> 00:11:26,920
<b>You could see they were just,
people just losing their minds.</b>

288
00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:28,355
<b>(yells)</b>

289
00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:31,091
<b>The itis Kicked in
at that moment. Aah...</b>

290
00:11:31,124 --> 00:11:33,093
<b>(crew laughing)</b>

291
00:11:33,126 --> 00:11:35,729
<b>And I know Golden Corral was
probably embarrassed by this,</b>

292
00:11:35,829 --> 00:11:38,098
<b>but think about what a huge
compliment this actually is</b>

293
00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:40,167
<b>to the cooks in your kitchen.</b>

294
00:11:40,267 --> 00:11:42,536
<b>Your steak is riot-worthy.</b>

295
00:11:42,636 --> 00:11:45,105
<b>Yeah, right now
the managers at Ruth's Chris</b>

296
00:11:45,138 --> 00:11:48,208
<b>are probably yelling
at their chefs, just like:</b>

297
00:11:48,308 --> 00:11:51,011
<b>Why isn't anyone getting stabbed
over our steaks, huh?!</b>

298
00:11:51,111 --> 00:11:53,247
<b>Step up your game, people!</b>

299
00:11:53,347 --> 00:11:55,015
<b>Step up your game!</b>

300
00:11:55,115 --> 00:11:57,818
<b>I-I saw this, which--
oh, by the way,</b>

301
00:11:57,918 --> 00:11:59,887
<b>sorry, but I don't know
if you knew this or not.</b>

302
00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:02,122
<b>Uh, former Golden Corral
employee right here,</b>

303
00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:03,724
<b>Roy Wood Jr.</b>

304
00:12:03,824 --> 00:12:05,192
<b>-NOAH: You're lying.
-Tallahassee, Florida.</b>

305
00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:06,927
<b>Tallahassee, Florida,
North Monroe Street.</b>

306
00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:09,696
<b>-You worked at Golden Corral?
-1999 to 2001, baby.</b>

307
00:12:09,796 --> 00:12:11,131
<b>I been in them trenches.</b>

308
00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:13,166
<b>Never seen nothing like that
in my life.</b>

309
00:12:13,267 --> 00:12:15,769
<b>But I was calm
when I was watching the video.</b>

310
00:12:15,869 --> 00:12:17,171
<b>No panic.</b>

311
00:12:17,271 --> 00:12:19,540
<b>Did you think people
were gonna get hurt?</b>

312
00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,843
<b>-Yeah. -No. Nobody was
gonna get hurt in that fight.</b>

313
00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:25,078
<b>-Have you eaten at a buffet
in America? -Yeah.</b>

314
00:12:25,179 --> 00:12:27,181
<b>Okay, then you know--
this is the knife.</b>

315
00:12:27,281 --> 00:12:29,983
<b>I stole a lot of knives
when I worked at Golden Corral.</b>

316
00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:31,885
<b>This is a authentic buffet knife</b>

317
00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:33,954
<b>from a traditional
American buffet restaurant.</b>

318
00:12:34,087 --> 00:12:35,722
<b>I want you to see the tip
right there.</b>

319
00:12:35,822 --> 00:12:37,424
<b>Dull. Can't stab nobody.</b>

320
00:12:37,524 --> 00:12:39,393
<b>You can't get no poke action
with that.</b>

321
00:12:39,493 --> 00:12:41,295
<b>So nobody was gonna die in that.</b>

322
00:12:41,395 --> 00:12:44,264
<b>You can't saw nobody to death
at a buffet fight.</b>

323
00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:46,300
<b>That's the one thing
that I really appreciated</b>

324
00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,735
<b>about that video is that
nobody was on the ground.</b>

325
00:12:48,836 --> 00:12:50,337
<b>That's the thing, also, like,</b>

326
00:12:50,437 --> 00:12:52,739
<b>and for you to talk
about Waffle House,</b>

327
00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,875
<b>don't put Golden Corral's name
in the same bucket</b>

328
00:12:54,975 --> 00:12:56,977
<b>-as Waffle House. -Well,
I didn't mean to offend anybody.</b>

329
00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:58,345
<b>I know you love,
like, fast food.</b>

330
00:12:58,445 --> 00:13:00,047
<b>It's the--
little offended, bro.</b>

331
00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,549
<b>-I'm sorry. -Because Waffle
House fights are one on one.</b>

332
00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:04,384
<b>Golden Corral is
a family experience.</b>

333
00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,820
<b>And you look at that tape,
everybody's fighting.</b>

334
00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,455
<b>Family coming together.</b>

335
00:13:08,555 --> 00:13:10,557
<b>Still unified.
Even in violence,</b>

336
00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:13,894
<b>Golden Corral on mission, bro.</b>

337
00:13:14,061 --> 00:13:16,763
<b>I didn't notice that, and I'm
sorry for lumping them all in.</b>

338
00:13:16,864 --> 00:13:19,199
<b>-Very disrespectful. Very
disrespectful. -I apologize.</b>

339
00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:21,535
<b>Also, lot of different...
different races in there.</b>

340
00:13:21,635 --> 00:13:23,637
<b>-Lot of white people in that
fight, too. -I noticed that.</b>

341
00:13:23,737 --> 00:13:25,372
<b>That was the thing
that I appreciated,</b>

342
00:13:25,472 --> 00:13:28,075
<b>Was that Black History Month,
white people, allies,</b>

343
00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,410
<b>fighting with--
well, not </b><b><i>with</i></b><b> Black people--</b>

344
00:13:30,511 --> 00:13:33,080
<b>against-- in the same fight.</b>

345
00:13:33,113 --> 00:13:35,482
<b>-In the same fight.
-About the same thing.</b>

346
00:13:35,582 --> 00:13:37,184
<b>-Pretty much. Yeah, man.
-Yeah.</b>

347
00:13:37,284 --> 00:13:39,653
<b>But yeah, I got my nametag, man.
It's the one thing I kept.</b>

348
00:13:39,753 --> 00:13:42,990
<b>I never quit Golden Corral,
'cause you never know.</b>

349
00:13:43,090 --> 00:13:45,125
<b>You just left?</b>

350
00:13:45,225 --> 00:13:47,861
<b>I kind of just,
I told them I'd be back.</b>

351
00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:50,097
<b>So technically,
you have two bosses right...</b>

352
00:13:50,130 --> 00:13:52,099
<b>You've got, like, me, and
then someone at Golden Corral</b>

353
00:13:52,132 --> 00:13:53,967
<b>who's like, "Yeah,
Roy works for me as well."</b>

354
00:13:54,101 --> 00:13:56,236
<b>Yeah, his name's Kim McCracken.</b>

355
00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:58,872
<b>-Damn, Roy. -Put this on
real quick in case he see me.</b>

356
00:13:58,972 --> 00:14:01,542
<b>'Cause he needs to know
that I'm on the clock.</b>

357
00:14:02,776 --> 00:14:04,211
<b>I can get my bread.</b>

358
00:14:04,311 --> 00:14:06,914
<b>All right, well,
I guess you learn something new</b>

359
00:14:07,047 --> 00:14:08,815
<b>about your friends every day.</b>

360
00:14:08,916 --> 00:14:11,051
<b>Well, you know what?
Let's take a quick break.</b>

361
00:14:11,118 --> 00:14:14,454
<b>Um, and when we come back, we'll
look at all the exciting ways</b>

362
00:14:14,555 --> 00:14:16,890
<b>that you can get rid
of your corpse.</b>

363
00:14:17,057 --> 00:14:18,458
<b>You don't want to miss it.</b>

364
00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,694
<b>I didn't think... I didn't think
you don't have another job...</b>

365
00:14:20,794 --> 00:14:23,830
<b>-(phone ringing) -Hang on.
This... this is Golden Corral.</b>

366
00:14:24,865 --> 00:14:26,767
<b>Hey, Mr. McCracken.
What's going on?</b>

367
00:14:27,835 --> 00:14:29,469
<b>I'm on my way.</b>

368
00:14:29,570 --> 00:14:30,704
<b>Yes, sir.</b>

369
00:14:33,807 --> 00:14:36,243
<b>Bring me back a starter,
please, Roy.</b>

370
00:14:38,712 --> 00:14:40,113
<b>Welcome back to </b><b><i>The Daily Show.</i></b>

371
00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:43,817
<b>We have all experienced supply
chain issues recently, right?</b>

372
00:14:43,917 --> 00:14:45,619
<b>You order something,
it doesn't arrive on time--</b>

373
00:14:45,719 --> 00:14:46,786
<b>it's happening to everything.</b>

374
00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:48,588
<b>Some groceries
are harder to find.</b>

375
00:14:48,688 --> 00:14:50,457
<b>Cars are harder to buy.</b>

376
00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:53,226
<b>And I was supposed to have
a studio audience by now,</b>

377
00:14:53,326 --> 00:14:55,328
<b>but, apparently, they're stuck
on a container ship</b>

378
00:14:55,428 --> 00:14:57,230
<b>off the coast of California.</b>

379
00:14:57,330 --> 00:15:00,233
<b>But, believe it or not,
these supply chain issues</b>

380
00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:03,937
<b>might affect you
even after you're dead.</b>

381
00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:05,872
<b>NEWSMAN: From the pandemic
to quarries closing,</b>

382
00:15:05,972 --> 00:15:08,041
<b>businesses that make monuments
for grave sites</b>

383
00:15:08,141 --> 00:15:09,676
<b>are having trouble
getting granite.</b>

384
00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:11,244
<b>CONNER: A lot of the products
that we sell,</b>

385
00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,247
<b>it's mined in India
or Brazil or Italy.</b>

386
00:15:14,347 --> 00:15:15,916
<b>And when they all shut down,</b>

387
00:15:16,016 --> 00:15:17,284
<b>they weren't sending anything
out.</b>

388
00:15:17,384 --> 00:15:19,486
<b>MAN:
This originally would take,</b>

389
00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:21,955
<b>oh, maybe two months to get.</b>

390
00:15:22,055 --> 00:15:23,924
<b>Now eight months.</b>

391
00:15:24,024 --> 00:15:26,660
<b>Okay, before we move on,
can I just say for a second</b>

392
00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,596
<b>I love a gravestone
that shows someone's priorities.</b>

393
00:15:29,696 --> 00:15:31,765
<b>You know, like, most of the
time, it's like "loving father,"</b>

394
00:15:31,865 --> 00:15:34,100
<b>"devoted husband," but then
this dude was just like,</b>

395
00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,470
<b>"Screw you, family. I'll
be playing golf with Jesus."</b>

396
00:15:37,570 --> 00:15:39,139
<b>And, I'm sorry,
but eight months is too long</b>

397
00:15:39,239 --> 00:15:40,674
<b>to wait for a gravestone.</b>

398
00:15:40,807 --> 00:15:42,242
<b>I mean, after eight months,</b>

399
00:15:42,342 --> 00:15:44,678
<b>how are you even gonna remember
where you buried the person?</b>

400
00:15:44,811 --> 00:15:46,146
<b>"All right, everyone,</b>

401
00:15:46,246 --> 00:15:48,949
<b>"you guys all remember this leaf
and what it looks like, okay?</b>

402
00:15:49,049 --> 00:15:51,051
<b>"We'll come put the gravestone
here in eight months.</b>

403
00:15:51,151 --> 00:15:53,820
<b>"You got it, everybody?
It's a orange leaf,</b>

404
00:15:53,853 --> 00:15:55,855
<b>with a little tinge of yellow.
Something like that."</b>

405
00:15:55,956 --> 00:15:57,824
<b>So, obviously,
this is extremely inconvenient</b>

406
00:15:57,857 --> 00:15:58,825
<b>for a lot of people.</b>

407
00:15:58,858 --> 00:16:00,026
<b>But it got me thinking--</b>

408
00:16:00,126 --> 00:16:02,462
<b>like,
maybe this gravestone problem</b>

409
00:16:02,562 --> 00:16:04,497
<b>could be an opportunity
to reexamine</b>

410
00:16:04,598 --> 00:16:07,033
<b>how modern society
handles the dead.</b>

411
00:16:07,133 --> 00:16:09,302
<b>Because it's actually
kind of a big problem,</b>

412
00:16:09,402 --> 00:16:11,071
<b>starting with cemeteries.</b>

413
00:16:11,171 --> 00:16:13,573
<b>Because, yes, cemeteries
are the number one place</b>

414
00:16:13,673 --> 00:16:14,975
<b>goth kids go to make out,</b>

415
00:16:15,075 --> 00:16:18,311
<b>but it turns out they're
also getting more crowded</b>

416
00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:20,480
<b>than a Boris Johnson
quarantine party.</b>

417
00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:22,515
<b>NEWSWOMAN: We've got
a grave issue on your hands.</b>

418
00:16:22,616 --> 00:16:24,551
<b>As the world's population
increases</b>

419
00:16:24,651 --> 00:16:26,386
<b>and becomes increasingly urban,</b>

420
00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:28,321
<b>the cities of the world
are running out of room</b>

421
00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:29,556
<b>to bury their dead.</b>

422
00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,491
<b>NEWSWOMAN 2: In France,
cemeteries in big cities</b>

423
00:16:31,591 --> 00:16:32,759
<b>are overcrowded.</b>

424
00:16:32,859 --> 00:16:35,462
<b>NEWSMAN: In L.A.'s
rapidly filling cemeteries,</b>

425
00:16:35,562 --> 00:16:39,266
<b>some family plots being listed
at over a million dollars.</b>

426
00:16:39,366 --> 00:16:41,268
<b>New bylaws passed in Vancouver
will allow</b>

427
00:16:41,368 --> 00:16:42,802
<b>the city's only cemetery</b>

428
00:16:42,836 --> 00:16:46,539
<b>to bury multiple unrelated
people in the same grave.</b>

429
00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,341
<b>NEWSWOMAN 3: This means
that up to three people</b>

430
00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:51,478
<b>who want to participate
will be able to share a grave.</b>

431
00:16:51,578 --> 00:16:53,046
<b>Okay, okay.</b>

432
00:16:53,146 --> 00:16:56,116
<b>Getting buried
with two other people?</b>

433
00:16:56,216 --> 00:16:58,818
<b>I mean, that raises
a few questions from my side.</b>

434
00:16:58,852 --> 00:17:00,820
<b>Like... like, what is
the body arrangement?</b>

435
00:17:00,921 --> 00:17:02,822
<b>You know? Are we-- are we
stacking them like pancakes</b>

436
00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:05,225
<b>or are we dropping them in
vertical like crayons?</b>

437
00:17:05,325 --> 00:17:07,260
<b>Or are they spooning?</b>

438
00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:08,595
<b>'Cause, I mean,
if we're spooning,</b>

439
00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:10,196
<b>that's cool and everything.
I just want to know</b>

440
00:17:10,297 --> 00:17:11,698
<b>who's gonna be the big spoon.</b>

441
00:17:11,831 --> 00:17:12,832
<b>'Cause I don't mind
doing it for a while,</b>

442
00:17:12,933 --> 00:17:14,134
<b>but I'm not gonna do it
for eternity.</b>

443
00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:15,969
<b>I want to be cuddled, too.
You know?</b>

444
00:17:16,069 --> 00:17:17,337
<b>Plus, my arm's gonna be dead.</b>

445
00:17:17,437 --> 00:17:19,272
<b>Like dead dead.</b>

446
00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:20,907
<b>And I know a lot of people
right now might be like,</b>

447
00:17:21,007 --> 00:17:22,909
<b>"Trevor, you can't be putting
dead bodies</b>

448
00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:24,277
<b>"on top of each other.</b>

449
00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,845
<b>what about their dignity?"</b>

450
00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:27,948
<b>Yeah, but think about it.
Have you been to New York?</b>

451
00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:30,850
<b>People are already stackingly
living on top of each other.</b>

452
00:17:30,884 --> 00:17:32,652
<b>I mean, if we have
to have roommates,</b>

453
00:17:32,752 --> 00:17:34,454
<b>why not the dead?</b>

454
00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:36,623
<b>And, look,
I get wanting to be buried</b>

455
00:17:36,723 --> 00:17:37,891
<b>in the city that you lived in.</b>

456
00:17:37,991 --> 00:17:39,926
<b>I understand that.
You know, it makes it easier</b>

457
00:17:40,026 --> 00:17:41,861
<b>for your loved ones
to come and visit your grave,</b>

458
00:17:41,962 --> 00:17:43,797
<b>and you have a shorter commute</b>

459
00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:45,799
<b>when you go to haunt them
every night.</b>

460
00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:50,036
<b>But the fact is
cities are running out of space.</b>

461
00:17:50,136 --> 00:17:52,806
<b>And it's not even just
a space issue,</b>

462
00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:55,809
<b>because now we're learning
that traditional burial methods</b>

463
00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:57,677
<b>also leave behind a toxic trail</b>

464
00:17:57,811 --> 00:18:00,614
<b>for the people
who are still living.</b>

465
00:18:00,714 --> 00:18:02,983
<b>Right now,
what most Americans consider</b>

466
00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:07,254
<b>a traditional burial takes
a big toll on the environment.</b>

467
00:18:07,354 --> 00:18:10,457
<b>About 4.3 million gallons
of embalming fluid are used</b>

468
00:18:10,557 --> 00:18:12,425
<b>in U.S. burials each year.</b>

469
00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:14,294
<b>NEWSMAN: A typical body requires
three pounds</b>

470
00:18:14,394 --> 00:18:17,163
<b>of this formalin solution
and sends 120 gallons</b>

471
00:18:17,264 --> 00:18:20,267
<b>of untreated funeral waste
directly into the sewage system,</b>

472
00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:23,703
<b>including blood, fecal matter,
organ fluid</b>

473
00:18:23,837 --> 00:18:25,405
<b>and carcinogenic chemicals,</b>

474
00:18:25,505 --> 00:18:28,375
<b>as well as whatever unknown
diseases the body contains.</b>

475
00:18:28,475 --> 00:18:29,976
<b>An option
that's becoming more popular</b>

476
00:18:30,076 --> 00:18:31,912
<b>in the U.S. is cremation,</b>

477
00:18:32,012 --> 00:18:34,180
<b>but despite
its apparent minimalism,</b>

478
00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:36,283
<b>cremation is resource-intensive,
too.</b>

479
00:18:36,383 --> 00:18:38,785
<b>It takes around 28 gallons
of fuel</b>

480
00:18:38,818 --> 00:18:40,687
<b>to turn just one person
into ash.</b>

481
00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:43,390
<b>NEWSMAN 2: You're heating a body
for two hours</b>

482
00:18:43,490 --> 00:18:45,792
<b>up to 1,800 degrees.</b>

483
00:18:45,825 --> 00:18:48,628
<b>You're releasing pollutants
into the atmosphere,</b>

484
00:18:48,795 --> 00:18:50,864
<b>most significantly mercury.</b>

485
00:18:50,964 --> 00:18:53,166
<b>NEWSMAN 3: Each year,
cremations in the United States</b>

486
00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:56,970
<b>release the same amount of CO2
as 70,000 cars.</b>

487
00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:59,806
<b>Yeah, it turns out
all that stuff that we do</b>

488
00:18:59,839 --> 00:19:02,309
<b>to dead bodies is super bad
for the environment.</b>

489
00:19:02,409 --> 00:19:04,277
<b>I mean, I guess,
on the plus side,</b>

490
00:19:04,377 --> 00:19:06,246
<b>all the toxic shit
we dump into the sewers</b>

491
00:19:06,346 --> 00:19:08,214
<b>is gonna make
some cool, new Ninja Turtles,</b>

492
00:19:08,315 --> 00:19:10,817
<b>but aside from that,
it is pretty disturbing.</b>

493
00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:12,852
<b>And by the way,
I don't know about you,</b>

494
00:19:12,953 --> 00:19:16,323
<b>but this really makes me
look differently at the Mafia.</b>

495
00:19:16,423 --> 00:19:18,124
<b>You know,
all this time, I thought</b>

496
00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:19,826
<b>throwing bodies into the river
was just a way</b>

497
00:19:19,926 --> 00:19:21,828
<b>to cover up their crimes,
but it turns out,</b>

498
00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:23,330
<b>they just really care</b>

499
00:19:23,430 --> 00:19:25,899
<b>(with accent):
about the environment.</b>

500
00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:29,402
<b>So our modern burial rituals
come with a lot of baggage.</b>

501
00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:32,339
<b>There's the space issue,
there's the environment,</b>

502
00:19:32,439 --> 00:19:34,841
<b>and I haven't even gotten
to how awkward it is</b>

503
00:19:34,908 --> 00:19:36,343
<b>to tip the gravedigger.</b>

504
00:19:36,443 --> 00:19:37,811
<b>Thanks for burying Nana.</b>

505
00:19:37,911 --> 00:19:41,414
<b>Here's a... a dollar? $300?</b>

506
00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:43,450
<b>I don't know, man.
This is weird.</b>

507
00:19:43,550 --> 00:19:45,952
<b>And while traditional burials
aren't going away any time soon,</b>

508
00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:47,654
<b>there are more and more
sustainable alternatives</b>

509
00:19:47,787 --> 00:19:51,491
<b>out there for people who decide
to think outside the coffin.</b>

510
00:19:51,591 --> 00:19:54,027
<b>NEWSWOMAN: Around the world,
there's a growing movement</b>

511
00:19:54,127 --> 00:19:56,162
<b>to make funeral practices
more sustainable.</b>

512
00:19:56,263 --> 00:19:58,598
<b>NEWSWOMAN 2: One of these is
a process called "Aquamation,"</b>

513
00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,800
<b>that is essentially a way
of dissolving a body,</b>

514
00:20:00,867 --> 00:20:03,370
<b>and uses a heated bath
of potassium hydroxide</b>

515
00:20:03,470 --> 00:20:06,539
<b>and water that can be safely
disposed down the drain.</b>

516
00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,441
<b>NEWSMAN: It's more
environmentally friendly</b>

517
00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,076
<b>since there's zero
toxin emissions,</b>

518
00:20:10,176 --> 00:20:11,544
<b>and it has about one tenth</b>

519
00:20:11,645 --> 00:20:12,946
<b>of the carbon footprint
as a cremation.</b>

520
00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:14,814
<b>NEWSWOMAN 3: Washington state
governor Jay Inslee</b>

521
00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,583
<b>just signed a law
making it the first state</b>

522
00:20:16,683 --> 00:20:17,717
<b>allowing human composting.</b>

523
00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:19,619
<b>Or turning a body into soil,</b>

524
00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:22,022
<b>recomposition is the ultimate
green way to go,</b>

525
00:20:22,122 --> 00:20:24,224
<b>using an eighth of the energy
of cremation.</b>

526
00:20:24,324 --> 00:20:25,725
<b>NEWSMAN 2:
And there are other options.</b>

527
00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:27,193
<b>The Infinity Burial Suit,</b>

528
00:20:27,294 --> 00:20:29,529
<b>a shroud
that helps the body decompose.</b>

529
00:20:29,629 --> 00:20:34,868
<b>Or the Ecopod, where your body
becomes the root of a new tree.</b>

530
00:20:34,968 --> 00:20:38,305
<b>Now that's how I want to go out.</b>

531
00:20:38,405 --> 00:20:41,141
<b>What? Ecopod, you hear that?</b>

532
00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:46,112
<b>I want that.
I die, they turn me into a tree.</b>

533
00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:49,783
<b>I grow. I provide for
the community with my fruits,</b>

534
00:20:49,883 --> 00:20:52,786
<b>provide shade
for the kids when they play.</b>

535
00:20:52,819 --> 00:20:55,055
<b>Then when I get old,
they chop me down</b>

536
00:20:55,155 --> 00:20:57,691
<b>and turn me into toilet paper.</b>

537
00:20:57,791 --> 00:21:00,927
<b>Then...
I get in that ass, Cindy! Yeah!</b>

538
00:21:01,027 --> 00:21:03,029
<b>You said I had zero chance,</b>

539
00:21:03,129 --> 00:21:05,131
<b>but now you're wiping your ass
with me.</b>

540
00:21:05,231 --> 00:21:08,468
<b>I'm in there, girl.
I played the long game.</b>

541
00:21:08,568 --> 00:21:11,838
<b>No, seriously, I actually like
this idea of a green burial.</b>

542
00:21:11,938 --> 00:21:13,807
<b>I mean, yeah, it's good for
the environment and all that,</b>

543
00:21:13,907 --> 00:21:15,141
<b>but it'll also help you flex
on everyone else</b>

544
00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:16,476
<b>when you get to heaven.</b>

545
00:21:16,576 --> 00:21:18,111
<b>Oh, you got buried?</b>

546
00:21:18,211 --> 00:21:19,980
<b>Yeah, I just thought
that that was kind of bad</b>

547
00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,882
<b>for the environment, so I was
melted in acid instead.</b>

548
00:21:22,983 --> 00:21:24,484
<b>I guess
I'm just a little bit better</b>

549
00:21:24,584 --> 00:21:26,119
<b>than you are as a person...</b>

550
00:21:26,219 --> 00:21:28,121
<b>(gasps)
Mr. Rogers.</b>

551
00:21:28,221 --> 00:21:30,523
<b>Well, anyway,
for more on the alternatives</b>

552
00:21:30,624 --> 00:21:32,692
<b>to traditional burials,
we turn now</b>

553
00:21:32,826 --> 00:21:35,595
<b>to our burial expert,
Ronny Chieng.</b>

554
00:21:35,695 --> 00:21:36,997
<b>Hey, uh, first off,</b>

555
00:21:37,097 --> 00:21:39,232
<b>Happy Lunar New Year, Ronny.</b>

556
00:21:39,332 --> 00:21:41,368
<b>Yeah, well, thanks for
making me come to work</b>

557
00:21:41,468 --> 00:21:43,803
<b>to talk about death.
That's not bad luck at all.</b>

558
00:21:43,903 --> 00:21:47,307
<b>Oh. My bad. I-I guess I didn't
think about that. Sorry.</b>

559
00:21:47,407 --> 00:21:49,109
<b>Well, what a surprise.</b>

560
00:21:49,209 --> 00:21:50,310
<b>But at least I got a
chance to pick up</b>

561
00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:53,480
<b>some flowers for
Valentine's Day, eh?</b>

562
00:21:53,580 --> 00:21:54,948
<b>They're just sitting
out here for free.</b>

563
00:21:55,048 --> 00:21:56,383
<b>I-I don't think they're free.</b>

564
00:21:56,483 --> 00:21:58,885
<b>Ronny, I think someone left
them there for-for the dead.</b>

565
00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:01,288
<b>Yeah, exactly. What a waste.</b>

566
00:22:01,388 --> 00:22:04,891
<b>Just like this entire cemetery,
wasted on the dead.</b>

567
00:22:04,991 --> 00:22:06,526
<b>I mean, this is
prime real estate.</b>

568
00:22:06,626 --> 00:22:08,962
<b>Look, right here, this could
be a Cheesecake Factory.</b>

569
00:22:09,062 --> 00:22:11,898
<b>And over here, this this could
be another Cheesecake Factory.</b>

570
00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:13,233
<b>Look, you do have a point.</b>

571
00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:15,702
<b>T-There's all sorts of
alternatives to cemeteries.</b>

572
00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:19,406
<b>Like, for instance, human
composting or aquamation.</b>

573
00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:21,074
<b>Yeah, I don't know what
any of those words mean.</b>

574
00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:23,410
<b>Trevor, here's
what I think, okay?</b>

575
00:22:23,510 --> 00:22:27,280
<b>We need to stop throwing
away perfectly good bodies,</b>

576
00:22:27,380 --> 00:22:29,683
<b>and we need to start using them!</b>

577
00:22:29,816 --> 00:22:31,384
<b>I don't like
where this is going.</b>

578
00:22:31,484 --> 00:22:33,153
<b>Yeah, I don't
just mean sex stuff, okay?</b>

579
00:22:33,253 --> 00:22:35,121
<b>There's all sorts of things
a dead body can be used for.</b>

580
00:22:35,221 --> 00:22:37,390
<b>Like, think about it,</b>

581
00:22:37,490 --> 00:22:39,626
<b>how many times have you watched
</b><b><i>Law & Order</i></b><b> and thought,</b>

582
00:22:39,759 --> 00:22:41,895
<b>"That's not even
a real dead body"?</b>

583
00:22:41,995 --> 00:22:43,897
<b>I've never thought
that once, Ronny.</b>

584
00:22:43,997 --> 00:22:45,966
<b>Well, trust me. When you
see as many dead bodies</b>

585
00:22:46,066 --> 00:22:49,202
<b>as I have, you become a real
stickler for details, okay?</b>

586
00:22:49,302 --> 00:22:51,071
<b>But, but fine.
Forget </b><b><i>Law & Order.</i></b>

587
00:22:51,171 --> 00:22:53,773
<b>How many times have
you been stuck in traffic? Huh?</b>

588
00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,141
<b>Huh? You get a dead body,</b>

589
00:22:55,241 --> 00:22:57,243
<b>now you're cruising to
work in the carpool lane.</b>

590
00:22:58,378 --> 00:23:00,880
<b>Wouldn't we be worried
about the police seeing you</b>

591
00:23:00,981 --> 00:23:02,249
<b>with a dead body in your car?</b>

592
00:23:02,349 --> 00:23:06,519
<b>(scoffs) That's why you
only use dead white bodies,</b>

593
00:23:06,620 --> 00:23:08,588
<b>so you don't get pulled over.</b>

594
00:23:08,688 --> 00:23:10,590
<b>Right. And that makes sense.</b>

595
00:23:10,690 --> 00:23:12,926
<b>The point is, I've got a ton
of ideas for dead bodies.</b>

596
00:23:13,026 --> 00:23:16,296
<b>Okay, look. Uh... okay, uh,</b>

597
00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:20,367
<b>scarecrows, uh, all-natural
mannequins at the Gap, uh,</b>

598
00:23:20,467 --> 00:23:22,936
<b>sex stuff-- that
was your idea-- uh...</b>

599
00:23:23,036 --> 00:23:26,673
<b>Oh, put one in the foyer, so if
a murderer comes to your house,</b>

600
00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:28,174
<b>he'll think somebody
already beat him to it.</b>

601
00:23:28,275 --> 00:23:30,277
<b>Uh, okay, what else? Uh...</b>

602
00:23:30,377 --> 00:23:31,811
<b>sell one as an NFT?</b>

603
00:23:31,845 --> 00:23:33,947
<b>Wait, w-w-wait, wait.
What? An NFT? How...</b>

604
00:23:34,047 --> 00:23:37,050
<b>I don't know! People just keep
yelling at me about NFTs,</b>

605
00:23:37,150 --> 00:23:38,318
<b>all right?
It can't be any dumber</b>

606
00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:40,253
<b>than an ape that looks
like Gwyneth Paltrow.</b>

607
00:23:40,353 --> 00:23:42,789
<b>Yeah, I don't-I don't get
the apes. B-B-But... (sighs)</b>

608
00:23:42,889 --> 00:23:45,325
<b>Let me ask you this.
Which one of these things, like,</b>

609
00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:48,395
<b>these new techniques, do you
want us to do with your body?</b>

610
00:23:48,495 --> 00:23:51,765
<b>(scoffs) Oh, my body?
Oh, no. None of them.</b>

611
00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:55,001
<b>I'm going full mausoleum,
covered in gold. I'm thinking</b>

612
00:23:55,101 --> 00:24:01,007
<b>ten bedroom, ten bath and you'll
have a Cheesecake Factory in it.</b>

613
00:24:01,107 --> 00:24:02,475
<b>That actually
sounds great, Ronny.</b>

614
00:24:02,575 --> 00:24:04,644
<b>I bet you can't wait to be dead.</b>

615
00:24:04,778 --> 00:24:06,980
<b>Whoa. That's like,
the worst thing you could say</b>

616
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,782
<b>on Lunar New Year
to someone, all right?</b>

617
00:24:08,815 --> 00:24:10,250
<b>That's disgusting.</b>

618
00:24:10,350 --> 00:24:13,186
<b>I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I-I-- Um,
I'll say something else. Um...</b>

619
00:24:13,286 --> 00:24:15,622
<b>Uh... (speaks Cantonese)</b>

620
00:24:15,789 --> 00:24:17,424
<b>Oh, my God. Your
pronunciation is even worse.</b>

621
00:24:17,524 --> 00:24:18,992
<b>Just wish I die.</b>

622
00:24:19,092 --> 00:24:20,860
<b>I'm sorry-- I-um... You know
what? Let's take a break.</b>

623
00:24:20,961 --> 00:24:22,329
<b>And when we come back,
I'll be talking to</b>

624
00:24:22,429 --> 00:24:24,564
<b>Bakari Sellers. He'll be here
to talk about his new book,</b>

625
00:24:24,664 --> 00:24:26,266
<b>that is just in time
for Black History Month.</b>

626
00:24:26,366 --> 00:24:27,834
<b>So stay tuned.</b>

627
00:24:27,934 --> 00:24:28,969
<b>Is it that bad?</b>

628
00:24:29,069 --> 00:24:31,104
<b>(speaking Cantonese)</b>

629
00:24:33,673 --> 00:24:36,643
<b>Chinese: it's racist,
even when you try.</b>

630
00:24:39,086 --> 00:24:40,320
<b>Welcome back to </b><b><i>The Daily Show.</i></b><b>
My guest tonight</b>

631
00:24:40,420 --> 00:24:43,156
<b>is civil rights attorney
and CNN political commentator</b>

632
00:24:43,256 --> 00:24:44,391
<b>Bakari Sellers.</b>

633
00:24:44,491 --> 00:24:46,793
<b>He's here to talk
about his new children's book</b>

634
00:24:46,893 --> 00:24:48,929
<b> </b><b><i>Who Are Your People?</i></b>

635
00:24:49,029 --> 00:24:50,697
<b>Bakari Sellers,
welcome to </b><b><i>The Daily Show.</i></b>

636
00:24:50,797 --> 00:24:52,232
<b>Thank you for having me.
I'm glad to be here in person.</b>

637
00:24:52,332 --> 00:24:53,734
<b>-Yeah, in person, right?
-Yes.</b>

638
00:24:53,834 --> 00:24:55,469
<b>There's a lot of people I'm
meeting now for the first time,</b>

639
00:24:55,569 --> 00:24:56,970
<b>and I go, like, "I've met you."
And it's like,</b>

640
00:24:57,070 --> 00:24:58,372
<b>-"Oh, no, I met you virtually."
-You look much more handsome</b>

641
00:24:58,472 --> 00:25:00,273
<b>-in person than virtually.
Yeah. -Thank you very much.</b>

642
00:25:00,374 --> 00:25:02,008
<b>Thank you. You're more taller
than I thought you were.</b>

643
00:25:02,109 --> 00:25:04,177
<b>You could've said "handsome."</b>

644
00:25:04,277 --> 00:25:06,546
<b>I-I mean, I don't want to give
the compliment back to you.</b>

645
00:25:06,646 --> 00:25:07,881
<b>-Okay. Fair enough.
-You know what I mean?</b>

646
00:25:07,981 --> 00:25:09,716
<b>It feels-- Then it feels like
I'm recycling.</b>

647
00:25:09,816 --> 00:25:11,318
<b>So I was trying to think
of a-another thing</b>

648
00:25:11,418 --> 00:25:14,421
<b>-I noticed about you that wasn't
looks-related. -(chuckling)</b>

649
00:25:14,521 --> 00:25:16,590
<b>-Um... (chuckles) welcome to
the show. -I'm glad to be here.</b>

650
00:25:16,690 --> 00:25:19,059
<b>Uh, you've-you've lived
a really interesting life.</b>

651
00:25:19,159 --> 00:25:21,561
<b>You know? Because there was
a moment in your career</b>

652
00:25:21,661 --> 00:25:24,598
<b>where people genuinely thought
you were going to be</b>

653
00:25:24,698 --> 00:25:26,800
<b>one of the next new faces
of the Democratic Party</b>

654
00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:28,068
<b>-in this country. You know?
-Yeah.</b>

655
00:25:28,168 --> 00:25:29,903
<b>You-you served for--
I think it was eight years</b>

656
00:25:30,003 --> 00:25:31,605
<b>-in-in the state legislature.
-Yes.</b>

657
00:25:31,705 --> 00:25:33,473
<b>And, uh, people were just like,</b>

658
00:25:33,573 --> 00:25:34,541
<b>"Oh, this guy's going
all the way.</b>

659
00:25:34,641 --> 00:25:35,642
<b>"We-we see what he's doing,
you know?</b>

660
00:25:35,742 --> 00:25:37,077
<b>"He's from
a civil rights family.</b>

661
00:25:37,177 --> 00:25:38,645
<b>-He-He's really in tune
with what's happening." -Yeah.</b>

662
00:25:38,745 --> 00:25:40,547
<b>And then you were like,
"Nope, I'm done with this."</b>

663
00:25:40,647 --> 00:25:42,549
<b>-What-what happened? -(chuckles)
I don't know if it was</b>

664
00:25:42,649 --> 00:25:44,151
<b>"I'm done with it," but I think</b>

665
00:25:44,251 --> 00:25:46,787
<b>that having an opportunity
right now to be a father</b>

666
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,622
<b>and be a husband,
uh, I've realized</b>

667
00:25:48,722 --> 00:25:50,023
<b>are my two most important jobs.</b>

668
00:25:50,123 --> 00:25:52,926
<b>-Hmm. -And then, um, being able
to-to utilize my platform</b>

669
00:25:53,026 --> 00:25:54,828
<b>to lift people up
and write books now--</b>

670
00:25:54,928 --> 00:25:56,229
<b>This is my second book.</b>

671
00:25:56,329 --> 00:25:57,531
<b>It's my second opportunity</b>

672
00:25:57,631 --> 00:25:59,032
<b>to be on the </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b>
Best Sellers list.</b>

673
00:25:59,132 --> 00:26:00,834
<b>um, there's just so much
that I can do.</b>

674
00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,669
<b>And when that opportunity
presents itself,</b>

675
00:26:02,769 --> 00:26:04,805
<b>um, you know,
when Jim Clyburn retires, maybe,</b>

676
00:26:04,938 --> 00:26:06,940
<b>will I get back
in that political scrum, maybe.</b>

677
00:26:06,973 --> 00:26:08,709
<b>But, I mean, Trevor,</b>

678
00:26:08,809 --> 00:26:11,244
<b>would you want to go to Congress
and serve</b>

679
00:26:11,344 --> 00:26:14,214
<b>and have less seniority
than Marjorie Taylor Greene</b>

680
00:26:14,314 --> 00:26:17,784
<b>-or, uh, Matt Gaetz
or Madison Cawthorn? -(laughing)</b>

681
00:26:17,951 --> 00:26:19,953
<b>Like, this is not
an appetizing thing</b>

682
00:26:20,020 --> 00:26:21,588
<b>when you think about
the American political system</b>

683
00:26:21,688 --> 00:26:23,990
<b>we have today, so-- I think
I may get back out there.</b>

684
00:26:24,091 --> 00:26:25,192
<b>But, right now,
I just want to take care</b>

685
00:26:25,292 --> 00:26:26,326
<b>of my kids and my wife.</b>

686
00:26:26,426 --> 00:26:27,527
<b>Let's talk about the book.</b>

687
00:26:27,627 --> 00:26:29,396
<b> </b><b><i>Who Are Your People?</i></b>

688
00:26:29,496 --> 00:26:32,999
<b>A wonderful title that could be,
um, interpreted the wrong way.</b>

689
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:34,735
<b>-(chuckling) -You know?
'Cause-'cause, in America,</b>

690
00:26:34,835 --> 00:26:36,803
<b>at-at least, it's very
uncomfortable when people say,</b>

691
00:26:36,970 --> 00:26:38,372
<b>like, "Where you from?
Who are your people?"</b>

692
00:26:38,472 --> 00:26:40,073
<b>-Yeah. -'Cause people
have used it as-- you know, as,</b>

693
00:26:40,173 --> 00:26:42,642
<b>-you know... -Uh, down south,
there's a colloquialism</b>

694
00:26:42,743 --> 00:26:44,244
<b>that, when you meet people
for the first time,</b>

695
00:26:44,344 --> 00:26:46,380
<b>like when I met my-my, uh,
daughter's boyfriend--</b>

696
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,181
<b>-she's 16-- you're like,
"Who are your people?" -Uh-huh.</b>

697
00:26:48,281 --> 00:26:49,616
<b>'Cause you get the know--
you want to know,</b>

698
00:26:49,716 --> 00:26:51,284
<b>uh, where their family is from,</b>

699
00:26:51,385 --> 00:26:53,353
<b>um, where they-- what type
of stock they come from.</b>

700
00:26:53,453 --> 00:26:55,555
<b>-Right, right, right. -And so
"Who are your people?" is-is</b>

701
00:26:55,655 --> 00:26:57,624
<b>just trying to get people to
understand where you come from.</b>

702
00:26:57,724 --> 00:26:59,926
<b>And I wrote this book
because I wanted--</b>

703
00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:02,262
<b>Personally, I was sick and tired
of my twins having to see</b>

704
00:27:02,362 --> 00:27:03,997
<b>purple people
or blue people on TV.</b>

705
00:27:04,097 --> 00:27:06,166
<b>-(laughing)
-I wanted them to be able to see</b>

706
00:27:06,266 --> 00:27:07,534
<b>people that look like them,</b>

707
00:27:07,634 --> 00:27:09,002
<b>-like the movie </b><b><i>Encanto,</i></b><b>
for example. -Right, right.</b>

708
00:27:09,102 --> 00:27:11,938
<b>And in this book,
they're able to see them</b>

709
00:27:12,039 --> 00:27:14,541
<b>and their people
and have a sense of pride.</b>

710
00:27:14,641 --> 00:27:16,510
<b>And I think when young
Black and brown kids read it,</b>

711
00:27:16,610 --> 00:27:18,011
<b>they'll get a sense of pride.</b>

712
00:27:18,111 --> 00:27:20,280
<b>When white kids read it,
they'll get a sense of empathy.</b>

713
00:27:20,380 --> 00:27:22,716
<b>And to your point
earlier in the conversation,</b>

714
00:27:22,816 --> 00:27:25,085
<b>we live in a country where
we have an empathy deficit,</b>

715
00:27:25,185 --> 00:27:26,753
<b>where people no longer care</b>

716
00:27:26,853 --> 00:27:28,422
<b>-about the struggles
and plight of others. -Mm-hmm.</b>

717
00:27:28,522 --> 00:27:31,258
<b>And maybe this is some utopia
that I'm living in</b>

718
00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:33,794
<b>or youthful naivety,
but I firmly believe</b>

719
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,196
<b>there's more that brings us
together than divides us,</b>

720
00:27:36,296 --> 00:27:38,398
<b>but we have
to embrace those differences.</b>

721
00:27:38,498 --> 00:27:40,567
<b>In the book, you...
You know, when they said,</b>

722
00:27:40,667 --> 00:27:41,968
<b>"Okay, Bakari's coming on
with a book,"</b>

723
00:27:42,069 --> 00:27:43,804
<b>I was like, "Okay, great.
I love his previous books."</b>

724
00:27:43,904 --> 00:27:45,372
<b>-I have pictures for you. -Yeah,
and then, they were like,</b>

725
00:27:45,472 --> 00:27:46,740
<b>"There's pictures now." I was
like, "Oh, it's a kids book."</b>

726
00:27:46,907 --> 00:27:48,341
<b>And then I... and then I started
reading through it,</b>

727
00:27:48,442 --> 00:27:50,477
<b>and then I was like, "Wow."
It's a kids book, but, I mean,</b>

728
00:27:50,577 --> 00:27:52,012
<b>there's parts of the book,
where, you know,</b>

729
00:27:52,112 --> 00:27:54,748
<b>Black people are sitting
at, like, the lunch counter,</b>

730
00:27:54,915 --> 00:27:56,316
<b>and they're just
getting shouted at,</b>

731
00:27:56,416 --> 00:27:58,118
<b>and there's signs that say
"No Negroes except..."</b>

732
00:27:58,218 --> 00:28:00,354
<b>I was like, "Wow. This is
one hell of a children's book."</b>

733
00:28:00,454 --> 00:28:02,923
<b>And then I starting thinking.
I was, like, two things.</b>

734
00:28:02,956 --> 00:28:05,425
<b>One-- I was like, "You know,
some people are gonna be like,</b>

735
00:28:05,525 --> 00:28:07,494
<b>'Oh, man, is this what
you want to teach kids?'"</b>

736
00:28:07,594 --> 00:28:09,129
<b>And the other people might go,</b>

737
00:28:09,229 --> 00:28:10,931
<b>"Oh, you know this book's
gonna get banned</b>

738
00:28:10,964 --> 00:28:12,099
<b>in a bunch of places soon,
right?"</b>

739
00:28:12,199 --> 00:28:14,101
<b>Well, that image
that you're talking about is one</b>

740
00:28:14,201 --> 00:28:15,535
<b>of my two favorite images.</b>

741
00:28:15,635 --> 00:28:18,338
<b>It's actually a real image
from February 1, 1960</b>

742
00:28:18,438 --> 00:28:20,307
<b>at the Woolworths lunch counter
where students</b>

743
00:28:20,407 --> 00:28:22,376
<b>from North Carolina A&T
State Universities kicked off</b>

744
00:28:22,476 --> 00:28:24,378
<b>the sit-in movement.</b>

745
00:28:24,478 --> 00:28:26,713
<b>And I wanted
to have that history and that...</b>

746
00:28:26,813 --> 00:28:28,115
<b>those lessons in the book.</b>

747
00:28:28,215 --> 00:28:29,516
<b>And maybe if you're an adult
reading it,</b>

748
00:28:29,616 --> 00:28:31,551
<b>it refreshes your memory,
you can teach more about it.</b>

749
00:28:31,651 --> 00:28:33,553
<b>But, yeah, I mean, people are...</b>

750
00:28:33,653 --> 00:28:35,622
<b>They're banning Michelle Obama's
books in Texas right now.</b>

751
00:28:35,722 --> 00:28:37,891
<b>-Wow. -I mean, you know,
people are talking</b>

752
00:28:37,958 --> 00:28:41,628
<b>about this book, a picture book,
being critical race theory.</b>

753
00:28:41,728 --> 00:28:43,897
<b>It's absolutely not
critical race theory,</b>

754
00:28:43,964 --> 00:28:45,265
<b>but it's getting caught up</b>

755
00:28:45,365 --> 00:28:48,035
<b>in all of this utter
anti-intellectual B.S.,</b>

756
00:28:48,135 --> 00:28:49,970
<b>-is the best way
that I can phrase it. -Mm-hmm.</b>

757
00:28:50,070 --> 00:28:53,340
<b>Because what's wrong with kids
learning about who they are?</b>

758
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,175
<b>What's wrong
with kids learning about</b>

759
00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:57,310
<b>where other kids came from,
and being proud of that?</b>

760
00:28:57,411 --> 00:28:59,079
<b>I don't see anything wrong,
and it...</b>

761
00:28:59,179 --> 00:29:01,915
<b>And hopefully, it teaches
a new generation to dream.</b>

762
00:29:02,015 --> 00:29:04,451
<b>It feels like it comes out
at a perfect time, as well,</b>

763
00:29:04,551 --> 00:29:05,919
<b>not just because
of what's happening</b>

764
00:29:05,986 --> 00:29:07,354
<b>in the conversation
around books,</b>

765
00:29:07,454 --> 00:29:10,223
<b>-but because of Black History
Month, you know? -Yeah.</b>

766
00:29:10,323 --> 00:29:15,162
<b>Black History Month is one
of the most interesting times</b>

767
00:29:15,262 --> 00:29:17,664
<b>to observe, especially when you
come from outside of America.</b>

768
00:29:17,764 --> 00:29:20,934
<b>You know, 'cause where I'm from,
it's always Black History Month.</b>

769
00:29:21,034 --> 00:29:25,138
<b>-You know. (laughs)
-(laughs) I want to come there.</b>

770
00:29:25,238 --> 00:29:26,573
<b>You're welcome. You're welcome.
Um...</b>

771
00:29:26,673 --> 00:29:28,041
<b>"Every day is Black History
Month" needs to be...</b>

772
00:29:28,141 --> 00:29:29,376
<b>-No. Really.
-...needs to be your slogan.</b>

773
00:29:29,476 --> 00:29:30,944
<b>You need to work
on that marketing.</b>

774
00:29:31,011 --> 00:29:34,247
<b>It really is an interesting...
interesting thing to understand.</b>

775
00:29:34,347 --> 00:29:36,950
<b>As somebody who has worked
with some of the most</b>

776
00:29:37,050 --> 00:29:39,419
<b>devastated families in this
country as they've dealt with,</b>

777
00:29:39,519 --> 00:29:42,122
<b>um, civil rights abuses, as
they've dealt with hate crimes,</b>

778
00:29:42,222 --> 00:29:43,423
<b>-you know--
-Yeah.</b>

779
00:29:43,523 --> 00:29:46,126
<b>what do you think
Black history should be about?</b>

780
00:29:46,226 --> 00:29:48,628
<b>I think we need to understand
when Carter G. Woodson</b>

781
00:29:48,729 --> 00:29:51,431
<b>founded Negro History Week
and chose February,</b>

782
00:29:51,531 --> 00:29:54,101
<b>uh, he did it because
of the birthdays</b>

783
00:29:54,201 --> 00:29:55,802
<b>of Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglas,</b>

784
00:29:55,902 --> 00:29:57,971
<b>two of his heroes at the time,
and that's how we ended up</b>

785
00:29:58,071 --> 00:30:00,173
<b>-in Black... in February
for Black History... -Mm-hmm.</b>

786
00:30:00,273 --> 00:30:02,576
<b>Negro History Week
and Black History Month.</b>

787
00:30:02,676 --> 00:30:04,911
<b>For me, it's about
the richness of a culture,</b>

788
00:30:05,011 --> 00:30:07,114
<b>the perseverance,
and overcoming.</b>

789
00:30:07,214 --> 00:30:09,149
<b>If you're talking
about slavery and oppression,</b>

790
00:30:09,249 --> 00:30:11,184
<b>400 years, Jim Crow.</b>

791
00:30:11,284 --> 00:30:13,954
<b>Uh, my father literally
went to segregated schools.</b>

792
00:30:14,054 --> 00:30:15,188
<b>My mother was a part of the...</b>

793
00:30:15,288 --> 00:30:17,057
<b>her desegregating class
in high school.</b>

794
00:30:17,157 --> 00:30:18,925
<b>This isn't generations ago.</b>

795
00:30:19,026 --> 00:30:21,294
<b>We're talking about pain,
but we're also</b>

796
00:30:21,395 --> 00:30:23,196
<b>talking about
the triumph of overcoming.</b>

797
00:30:23,296 --> 00:30:25,198
<b>And so there's a lot
to be proud of, but if people</b>

798
00:30:25,298 --> 00:30:28,268
<b>don't recognize that pain,
then they can never understand</b>

799
00:30:28,368 --> 00:30:30,470
<b>the struggle of what it is
to be Black in America.</b>

800
00:30:30,570 --> 00:30:33,206
<b>There-there seems to be, um,</b>

801
00:30:33,306 --> 00:30:35,475
<b>a paradox for some
people in understanding</b>

802
00:30:35,575 --> 00:30:39,212
<b>the, um,
the duality of being Black.</b>

803
00:30:39,312 --> 00:30:41,114
<b>You know, like,
some people think Black people</b>

804
00:30:41,214 --> 00:30:43,283
<b>can only exist in a state
of pain and suffering</b>

805
00:30:43,383 --> 00:30:45,986
<b>and those people just, "Oh,
I'm so sorry that you're Black,</b>

806
00:30:46,086 --> 00:30:48,422
<b>-I-I... It must be so hard
all the time." -Yeah.</b>

807
00:30:48,522 --> 00:30:49,923
<b>And then there are
some people who exist</b>

808
00:30:50,023 --> 00:30:51,224
<b>almost in a state of
being like,</b>

809
00:30:51,324 --> 00:30:53,026
<b>"Oh, get over it,
nothing happened. There's..."</b>

810
00:30:53,126 --> 00:30:54,528
<b>And I always try to explain
to people-- I go, like,</b>

811
00:30:54,628 --> 00:30:56,630
<b>"No it's about understanding
all of it."</b>

812
00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,231
<b>-The whole-the whole person.
-Right.</b>

813
00:30:58,331 --> 00:30:59,666
<b>And-and, like, you know, the...
I think</b>

814
00:30:59,766 --> 00:31:01,902
<b>most perverse phrase
we have in politics right now--</b>

815
00:31:01,968 --> 00:31:04,638
<b>and I hate when people teach
young people to be color-blind.</b>

816
00:31:04,738 --> 00:31:06,907
<b>I don't want you
to be color-blind. Like...</b>

817
00:31:07,007 --> 00:31:09,009
<b>I mean, I-I want you
to be able to see the richness</b>

818
00:31:09,109 --> 00:31:11,411
<b>-of my culture, everything
I bring. -Right, right.</b>

819
00:31:11,511 --> 00:31:12,946
<b>I want you to see the fact
that, yes,</b>

820
00:31:13,046 --> 00:31:15,582
<b>I've cried tears
when Trayvon Martin was killed</b>

821
00:31:15,682 --> 00:31:18,151
<b>or-or when George Floyd was
murdered,</b>

822
00:31:18,251 --> 00:31:20,387
<b>but I've also, uh, recognized</b>

823
00:31:20,487 --> 00:31:22,289
<b>that we have a great history</b>

824
00:31:22,389 --> 00:31:24,925
<b>of overcoming in this country.
Uh, in...</b>

825
00:31:24,991 --> 00:31:27,194
<b>A lot of people disagree me...
disagree with me</b>

826
00:31:27,294 --> 00:31:29,196
<b>on this premise,
but I fundamentally don't think</b>

827
00:31:29,296 --> 00:31:32,065
<b>-there's anything irredeemable
about this country. -Mm-hmm.</b>

828
00:31:32,165 --> 00:31:33,800
<b>I fundamentally believe we
have to reimagine</b>

829
00:31:33,934 --> 00:31:36,169
<b>what she looks like
to be a more inclusive America</b>

830
00:31:36,269 --> 00:31:38,405
<b>-that includes all of us.
-But what's interesting</b>

831
00:31:38,505 --> 00:31:41,575
<b>is how many times Black people
fought for their progress</b>

832
00:31:41,675 --> 00:31:44,111
<b>in the country because
of the rules that it had written</b>

833
00:31:44,211 --> 00:31:46,279
<b>for not them. You know
what I mean? It's-it's...</b>

834
00:31:46,380 --> 00:31:48,548
<b>-an interesting paradox.
-It's a bounced check.</b>

835
00:31:48,648 --> 00:31:51,218
<b>And I think King said it best.
I mean, it's...</b>

836
00:31:51,318 --> 00:31:55,122
<b>Someone wrote down a promise
to give the people this.</b>

837
00:31:55,222 --> 00:31:56,890
<b>-Right.
-And then it bounced.</b>

838
00:31:56,990 --> 00:31:58,992
<b>They knew...
It was insufficient funds.</b>

839
00:31:59,092 --> 00:32:00,994
<b>And so here we are.
We're trying to...</b>

840
00:32:01,094 --> 00:32:03,530
<b>we're trying to reclaim what
you promised us in that check.</b>

841
00:32:03,630 --> 00:32:05,532
<b>And so what you're saying
is you're hopeful,</b>

842
00:32:05,632 --> 00:32:07,667
<b>you believe that there's
a chance that America could</b>

843
00:32:07,768 --> 00:32:10,003
<b>be able to pay
the amount on that check.</b>

844
00:32:10,103 --> 00:32:12,773
<b>I believe so.
I believe America right now</b>

845
00:32:12,906 --> 00:32:15,642
<b>is a unfulfilled, broken
promise to so many people,</b>

846
00:32:15,742 --> 00:32:18,178
<b>whether or not you're Muslim,
immigrants, gay,</b>

847
00:32:18,278 --> 00:32:21,615
<b>Black, a woman
in this country, it's a...</b>

848
00:32:21,715 --> 00:32:24,751
<b>it is a bounced check
and a unfulfilled promise.</b>

849
00:32:24,918 --> 00:32:28,121
<b>However, I still
have faith in tomorrow.</b>

850
00:32:28,221 --> 00:32:29,423
<b>Wow. Look at that.</b>

851
00:32:29,523 --> 00:32:31,625
<b>-I can run for office with that.
-You should, man.</b>

852
00:32:31,725 --> 00:32:33,360
<b>"I still have faith
in tomorrow." Bakari Sellers.</b>

853
00:32:33,460 --> 00:32:34,728
<b>"I still have faith
in tomorrow."</b>

854
00:32:34,828 --> 00:32:36,163
<b>South Africa: every day
is Black History Month.</b>

855
00:32:36,263 --> 00:32:37,631
<b>-You know what I'm talking
about. -I love it.</b>

856
00:32:37,731 --> 00:32:39,032
<b>Look at this-- we're running
campaigns right here, man.</b>

857
00:32:39,132 --> 00:32:40,300
<b>-Marketing. -You let me know
when you're going back</b>

858
00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:41,935
<b>into politics, and I will be
right behind you,</b>

859
00:32:42,035 --> 00:32:43,470
<b>not following you,
but just cheering you on.</b>

860
00:32:43,570 --> 00:32:44,871
<b>-Just cheering me on from...
-Thank you so much for joining</b>

861
00:32:44,971 --> 00:32:46,106
<b>-me on the show. -Thank you,
brother, glad to be here.</b>

862
00:32:46,206 --> 00:32:48,241
<b>Appreciate you.
</b><b><i>Who Are Your People?</i></b>

863
00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:50,010
<b>is available
wherever books are sold.</b>

864
00:32:50,110 --> 00:32:51,178
<b>We're gonna take a quick break,</b>

865
00:32:51,278 --> 00:32:53,980
<b>but we'll be right back
after this.</b>

866
00:32:54,081 --> 00:32:55,682
<b>Yeah, man, I love it,
thank you very much.</b>

867
00:32:57,718 --> 00:32:59,286
<b>Well, that's our show
for tonight, but before we go--</b>

868
00:32:59,386 --> 00:33:01,121
<b>please consider supporting
the Loveland Foundation.</b>

869
00:33:01,221 --> 00:33:03,290
<b>They're an organization
dedicated to providing</b>

870
00:33:03,390 --> 00:33:06,026
<b>therapy services
to underserved communities,</b>

871
00:33:06,126 --> 00:33:08,262
<b>especially Black women
and girls.</b>

872
00:33:08,362 --> 00:33:10,430
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in their work,</b>

873
00:33:10,530 --> 00:33:12,799
<b>then please donate
at the link below.</b>

874
00:33:12,900 --> 00:33:14,968
<b>Until tomorrow,
stay safe out there,</b>

875
00:33:15,068 --> 00:33:17,037
<b>get your vaccine, and remember,</b>

876
00:33:17,137 --> 00:33:20,307
<b>if someone cuts in front of you
at the Golden Corral,</b>

877
00:33:20,407 --> 00:33:21,808
<b>you don't fistfight them--</b>

878
00:33:21,909 --> 00:33:25,145
<b>wait until they're a tree
and you pee on them.</b>

879
00:33:25,245 --> 00:33:27,080
<b>Play the long game.</b>

880
00:33:27,180 --> 00:33:29,816
<b>Now, here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.</b>

881
00:33:29,917 --> 00:33:31,952
<b>♪ ♪</b>

882
00:33:33,053 --> 00:33:35,022
<b>NEWSWOMAN:
Happy Lunar New Year.</b>

883
00:33:35,122 --> 00:33:37,190
<b>It's now the Year of the Tiger.</b>

884
00:33:37,291 --> 00:33:39,893
<b>So, it's the Year of the Tiger,
is what I'm learning.</b>

885
00:33:39,993 --> 00:33:41,428
<b>(growls)</b>

886
00:33:41,528 --> 00:33:42,863
<b>The Year of the Tiger.</b>

887
00:33:42,963 --> 00:33:44,398
<b>-Roar!
-All right.</b>

888
00:33:44,498 --> 00:33:45,832
<b>-Ladies...
-Was that our cue to roar?</b>

889
00:33:45,933 --> 00:33:47,968
<b>-(laughing)
-Roar...!</b>

890
00:33:48,068 --> 00:33:49,403
<b>Which year are you?</b>

891
00:33:49,503 --> 00:33:53,974
<b>Uh, fifty-- I think I'm a rat
or a pig or something.</b>

892
00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:55,609
<b>I was the Year of the Rat?</b>

893
00:33:55,709 --> 00:33:57,811
<b>I should know this.
I don't know this.</b>

894
00:33:57,911 --> 00:33:59,780
<b>I'm a snake. I was born
in the Year of the Snake.</b>

895
00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:01,181
<b>I don't think snakes
and tigers get along.</b>

896
00:34:01,281 --> 00:34:02,749
<b>If you're seen </b><b><i>The Jungle Book,</i></b><b>
you know.</b>

897
00:34:02,849 --> 00:34:04,218
<b>Nobody gets along with a snake.</b>

898
00:34:04,318 --> 00:34:07,321
<b>NEWSWOMAN:
What is a boar? Ninety...?</b>

899
00:34:09,223 --> 00:34:10,857
<b>Is there a Year of the Elephant?</b>

900
00:34:10,958 --> 00:34:12,960
<b>-No. -No?
'Cause I can make that sound.</b>

901
00:34:13,060 --> 00:34:15,495
<b>(trumpets)</b>